Chief Shauwanasee Memorial
Chief Shauwanasee Memorial is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Pilot Hill stands 227 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kankakee River State Park, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 10 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- CHIEF SHAU-WA-NA-SEE 1838
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 20.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kankakee River Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Limestone Park: 5.5 mi
- Patriot Park: 5.6 mi
- Latham Park: 5.6 mi
- Marcotte Park: 5.8 mi
- Kankakee River State Park: 2.2 mi
- Huyck's Grove Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Forsythe Woods County Forest Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Kankakee Sands Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Field Rotation: 20.8 mi
- Sextant Yoke: 20.9 mi
- Outgrown Pyramid 2: 20.9 mi
- Large Planar Hybrid: 20.9 mi
- Working On The Failed Utopis: 20.9 mi
- Gemini Giant: 10.7 mi
- Willowhaven Interpretive Center: 11.2 mi
- Elvis: 12.4 mi
- Braidwood Zoo Animal Sculptures: 12.4 mi
- South Shore Golf Course: 15.2 mi
- Bourbonnais Grove Historical: 6.4 mi
- Exploration Station Children's Museum: 7.3 mi
- Kankakee County Museum: 9.1 mi
- Wilmington Historical Society Building: 10.6 mi
- Braidwood Area Historical Society: 12.7 mi
- Flag Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 9.3 mi
- Monument Honoring Fallen Police Officers and Firefighters of Kankakee County: 9.3 mi
- Pottawatomi Campground Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Northbound: 15.9 mi
- Prairie View Rest Area - Southbound: 16.0 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Westbound): 23.9 mi
- Three Rivers Rest Area (Eastbound): 24.0 mi
- Pilot Hill: 13.5 mi
- Mount Langham: 15.4 mi
- Big Hill: 23.2 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Kings Grove Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 24.4 mi
- Kankakee Bluffs: 19.0 mi
- Michigan Beach: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chief Shauwanasee Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Hill | SSW 193° | 227 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Langham | SE 135° | 221 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kankakee Metro Wastewater, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9070930685
Day trips start here
- Beecher · 20 mi
- Joliet · 23 mi
- South Suburbs · 23 mi
- Tinley Park · 26 mi
- Chicago Heights · 27 mi
- Oak Forest · 29 mi
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